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one of the things mitt romney makes a debate about is -- he never brought up the fact that mitt romney back earlier in the campaign said we should let these mortgages fail, let the forecloses go through the process and clean up afterward which would have affected a whole lot of floridians to be able to stay in their home or be on the street and lose their home. he never tied mitt romney to that. he tied mitt romney to how much stock he had. that was a tactile mistake. people are not talking about solutions, how to keep people in their homes, get back to work and move forward. particularly when it comes to the housing market, this is big. president obama has been speaking to it for serval years now. if it comes up in the swing state in the fall, this will probably lean toward president obama's advantage. >> all right. speaking of president obama, he tried to capitalize on his state of the union address by taking his campaign on the road this week, we know. is anything he says, maria, breaking through with voters? >> i think it absolutely is, especially when you compare it to -- and i co
one of the things mitt romney makes a debate about is -- he never brought up the fact that mitt romney back earlier in the campaign said we should let these mortgages fail, let the forecloses go through the process and clean up afterward which would have affected a whole lot of floridians to be able to stay in their home or be on the street and lose their home. he never tied mitt romney to that. he tied mitt romney to how much stock he had. that was a tactile mistake. people are not talking...
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and the winner of this debate, the president slept through the first debate, that went to romney. second debate went to the president. it's 1-1. this debate is going to be won by the guy who has better talking points, the guy who can appear to be likeable and presidential on these foreign policy issues, and the guy who has better command of the material. now, when it comes to the middle east, the president clearly has some strengths. >> let me just walk you through a couple of those talking points, what they may face. let's start with syria. what should the u.s. do about syria? if we don't do anything, al qaeda is already there sowing the seeds of their influence. do we intervene, do we stay on the sidelines? romney won't say what he would do if he put boots on the ground, but he continues to say the president has done too little. >> obama's argument, if, in fact, it comes up, we're coming off two wars in american history where the standard question is not when will we win, but when can we leave? romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and we
and the winner of this debate, the president slept through the first debate, that went to romney. second debate went to the president. it's 1-1. this debate is going to be won by the guy who has better talking points, the guy who can appear to be likeable and presidential on these foreign policy issues, and the guy who has better command of the material. now, when it comes to the middle east, the president clearly has some strengths. >> let me just walk you through a couple of those...
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mitt romney had the luxury of preparation endlessly for this debate. this is his full-time job as running for president. the president, you know, actually has a full-time job and that is running the country. he was rusty and it showed. mitt romney had had 20 debates this year. was very well prepared. and that showed too. but i do think president obama was able to do the contrast. i loved when he looked directly to the camera and talked to the american people about his plan in protecting the middle class versus mitt romney's but he certainly missed some opportunities. >> here is the thing. when it comes to issues, a lot of people are talking about what wasn't mentioned of the debate like romney's 47% comment, romney's taxes, bain capital. why didn't the president mention these things? >> that's exactly right, carol, and what i was about to say is that he absolute missed some opportunities. i don't understand why he didn't bring up the 47%. i don't know understand why he didn't focus on bain and i don't understand why he did not go back very hard on mitt
mitt romney had the luxury of preparation endlessly for this debate. this is his full-time job as running for president. the president, you know, actually has a full-time job and that is running the country. he was rusty and it showed. mitt romney had had 20 debates this year. was very well prepared. and that showed too. but i do think president obama was able to do the contrast. i loved when he looked directly to the camera and talked to the american people about his plan in protecting the...
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saying what a great debater mitt romney is. but some say the president should stop lowering speculat i expectations and do a little self reflection. president obama's greatest enemy isn't romney, but himself. because, shall we say, the president is quite confident. here he is at a polling station in henderson, nevada. >> basically they're keeping me indoors all the time. it's a drag. they're making me do my homework. >> he was joking but polls show that most people believe that obama will ace the debate. still, some are concerned about his tendency to appear smug, testy sb y and impatient. remember what this four years ago? >> he's very likable. i agree with that. i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likable enough. >> thank you so much. >> some felt that comment oozed c condescencion and cost him the primary there. smile, make his points, but being gentile. will president obama beat himself in the debate? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses, later this hour. >>> one dramatic event can influence the outcome of any election.
saying what a great debater mitt romney is. but some say the president should stop lowering speculat i expectations and do a little self reflection. president obama's greatest enemy isn't romney, but himself. because, shall we say, the president is quite confident. here he is at a polling station in henderson, nevada. >> basically they're keeping me indoors all the time. it's a drag. they're making me do my homework. >> he was joking but polls show that most people believe that...
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governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> the president will be spending a couple of days out in nevada preparing for the big debates. john kerry, by the way, will be playing the role of mitt romney. he's someone who has a lot of experience debating but also knows mitt romney very well as he comes from massachusetts. now, the big issue, though, is who will both of these candidates be able to sway in the debate? as we know, most americans have made up their minds. we're talking about a small slice of those undecided voters who are watching, waiting to find out exactly who will win. >> okay. let's talk about the republican side with paul steinhauser. word on the street, paul, is that mitt romney has been practicing zingers since august. >> yeah. that's the word on the street. the romney campaign won't go there, carol. all they're going to say is, guess what? he's spending a lot of time getting ready. you're right. i don't have any sound fm mitt romney like dan had from the president. why? he hasn't done an eve
governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> the president will be spending a couple of days out in nevada preparing for the big debates. john kerry, by the way, will be playing the role of mitt romney. he's someone who has a lot of experience debating but also knows mitt romney very well as he comes from massachusetts. now, the big issue, though, is who will both of these candidates be able to sway in the debate? as we know, most americans have made up their minds. we're...
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mitt romney had those debate performances where he mishandled that issue on his tax returns and all of that. at this point appears to be adding up to a big victory for newt gingrich here in south carolina. the polls are still open, i don't want to call it too early, but it appears to be heading in that direction. >> well, it is extraordinary and hopefully no one is getting too salty while they're trying to get that upper ham, jim. >> there you go. i'll try. i'll try my best. >> okay. you just slice it up for us. >>> all right. so the race in south carolina is extremely volatile. a new state poll has just been released and it shows a huge surge for newt gingrich. as jim was underscoring there, cnn's don lemon joins us from lexington, south carolina, now. don, give us some more about these results. serve it up for us. >> reporter: oh, serve it up. well, speaking of serving it up, we just came back, we had some great ribs at hudson's barbecue. >> i love south carolinan food. >> reporter: it's interesting. the latest poll, which is an american research group, i have this little piece of pa
mitt romney had those debate performances where he mishandled that issue on his tax returns and all of that. at this point appears to be adding up to a big victory for newt gingrich here in south carolina. the polls are still open, i don't want to call it too early, but it appears to be heading in that direction. >> well, it is extraordinary and hopefully no one is getting too salty while they're trying to get that upper ham, jim. >> there you go. i'll try. i'll try my best....
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the president and mitt romney were pretty close to each other when debate watchers were asked if romney was able to serve as commander in chief. that is, i guess, another strength as well. one more strength under president obama's skin on the apologies, when he went after the president for what he said was the president apologizing for the united states. that was one moment in the debate where mitt romney got under the president's skin. the romney campaign came out with that ad. that was one of the highlights for mitt romney from dote bait last night. >> quick on the draw. so where did president obama slip up? >> reporter: some of his weaknesses, carol, one he was glib at times. he said mitt romney, the 1980s called and want their foreign policy back. some voters could see it as too low brow or two glib for a commander in chief. he didn't disqualify romney. he passed the commander in chief test, governor romney did, paul just said. in order to have a decisive win last night, president obama would have had to force governor romney into a gaffe, into some huge mistake. that didn't happen.
the president and mitt romney were pretty close to each other when debate watchers were asked if romney was able to serve as commander in chief. that is, i guess, another strength as well. one more strength under president obama's skin on the apologies, when he went after the president for what he said was the president apologizing for the united states. that was one moment in the debate where mitt romney got under the president's skin. the romney campaign came out with that ad. that was one of...
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he'll be doing debate camp, debate prep. governor romney has the same weekend plans, except he'll be doing his prep in florida. wolf blitzer joins me now. this is the final debate so it really matters, maybe more so than the last two. in debate one it felt as though, correct me if i'm wrong, that the candidates were trying to appeal to the undecided voters. debate two it seemed they were trying to get to their base and get those people out to the polls. what's the mission of debate three, the final debate? >> if they can, they'd like to get their base, energize their base. turnout is going to be critically important on november 6th. a huge chunk of the country can vote early as well. turning out the base is going to be really important for the republicans and for the democrats. but, look, there's still a small but significant group of undecided voters or switchable voters throughout that could make the difference if it's really close and i suspect it will be really close in florida, for example, in hai or virginia or colorad
he'll be doing debate camp, debate prep. governor romney has the same weekend plans, except he'll be doing his prep in florida. wolf blitzer joins me now. this is the final debate so it really matters, maybe more so than the last two. in debate one it felt as though, correct me if i'm wrong, that the candidates were trying to appeal to the undecided voters. debate two it seemed they were trying to get to their base and get those people out to the polls. what's the mission of debate three, the...
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romney in massachusetts prepping for the debate. obama in virginia. it is their last full day to get ready for the big night tomorrow night. a night some say could make or break this year's election. well, the president did take time off. a half hour break this weekend to deliver pizzas to his local campaign field office. but for the most part, he's been holed up and studying as mitt romney was this weekend. mark preston, political editor, joins us now from hofstra university on long island where the candidates will face off. mark, you have so much to tell us. first off explain the format for us. >> reporter: you know, carol, this is something we haven't seen this debate season, certainly in the general election season, i should say. we're actually going to have questions coming directly from audience members. members that were picked by the gallup organization on behalf of the commission on presidential debates. they will be able to question the candidates themselves. also interesting, the candidates will be sitting on highcha chai. they'll be able t
romney in massachusetts prepping for the debate. obama in virginia. it is their last full day to get ready for the big night tomorrow night. a night some say could make or break this year's election. well, the president did take time off. a half hour break this weekend to deliver pizzas to his local campaign field office. but for the most part, he's been holed up and studying as mitt romney was this weekend. mark preston, political editor, joins us now from hofstra university on long island...
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quick look at mitt romney, romney on the campaign trail in virginia, after last night's combative debate. his new name, the president has no agenda for a second term in office. >> i just think the american people had expected that the president of the united states would be able to describe what he's going to do in the next fou years, but he can't. he can't explain what he's done in the last four years. he spends most of his time trying to talk about how my plan won't work. well, what about his plan? >> the president on the campaign trail today as well. here is his riff on debate number two, spoke in mount vernon, iowa. here he is talking about high tech jobs for women. >> hello, iowa! >> we don't are to collect a bunch of binders to find qualified, talented young women ready to teach in these fields right now. and when young women graduate, they should get equal pay for equal work. that should be a simple question to answer. >> binders, huh? jessica yellin, our chief white house correspondent with us today from new york. and just in case anyone missed what the president meant what he me
quick look at mitt romney, romney on the campaign trail in virginia, after last night's combative debate. his new name, the president has no agenda for a second term in office. >> i just think the american people had expected that the president of the united states would be able to describe what he's going to do in the next fou years, but he can't. he can't explain what he's done in the last four years. he spends most of his time trying to talk about how my plan won't work. well, what...
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i talked to a senior romney strategist leading the hotel where mitt romney has been doing his debate prep about an hour ago and asked about this possibility. they said that they are preparing for a president who will not come out like a lamb. and even though that -- this debate setting tonight is going to be around a round table discussion, i just talked to a democratic source a few moments ago, brooke, who said if you look at how they're going to be seated at the table tonight, it is going to be very interesting. bob schieffer will be across from them, but then mitt romney and president obama will be seated very close to one another. so unlike last week, at the town hall debate, where they were crossing the stage to invade each other's personal space, they will already be in each other's personal space. >> like the vice presidential debate. >> reporter: right. >> back and forth and back and forth, right. >> reporter: that's right. so you may see -- i was talking to a democratic source about this and they said, they don't have to walk up to each other, they may be kicking each other
i talked to a senior romney strategist leading the hotel where mitt romney has been doing his debate prep about an hour ago and asked about this possibility. they said that they are preparing for a president who will not come out like a lamb. and even though that -- this debate setting tonight is going to be around a round table discussion, i just talked to a democratic source a few moments ago, brooke, who said if you look at how they're going to be seated at the table tonight, it is going to...
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wednesday's debate. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night, he's prepared more than any candidate in history. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years, he's an experienced debater, he's done these kinds of debates before, this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> romney -- the president was widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. myers even pointed to a cnbc poll. the obama camp likes to remind volters that the president hasn't had as much time to prepare for the debates because he's busy being commander in chief. when it comes to just how how much debates matter it depens. >> most often debates don't make that big a difference. very few candidates win an election with a debate, but many have lost an election with a debate. >> reporter: in 1980, between ronald reagan and jimmy carter. and lloyd benson's wipe at dan quail in 1988. >> i served with jack kennedy, i knew jack kennedy, jack kennedy was a friend of mine, senator, you're not
wednesday's debate. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night, he's prepared more than any candidate in history. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years, he's an experienced debater, he's done these kinds of debates before, this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> romney -- the president was widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history....
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you know, the president has held his third debate with governor romney, and i had my one debate with congressman ryan. [ cheering ] my only regret is we didn't have three. folks, look, look, as the president pointed out and it's become clear after these four debates that the president has exposed that these debates have exposed that governor romney and paul ryan as the president said have a foreign policy throughout the 1980s. the cold war is over. social policy out of the 1950s, and the president said and economic policy out of the 1930 20s. look, folks, the difference in our policies now are profound and they're clearly differences. but they have a different value set. they come at this from a different direction than we do. governor romney is rushing to agree with president obama on iraq. afghanistan. syria. disavowing the foreign policy he has been running on for the past two years. literally, i don't know whether you saw john stewart. did you see john stewart's show? >> he was finishing his sentences. it is really amazing. you know, i don't know what happened we call that conver
you know, the president has held his third debate with governor romney, and i had my one debate with congressman ryan. [ cheering ] my only regret is we didn't have three. folks, look, look, as the president pointed out and it's become clear after these four debates that the president has exposed that these debates have exposed that governor romney and paul ryan as the president said have a foreign policy throughout the 1980s. the cold war is over. social policy out of the 1950s, and the...
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romney was the prime target at last night's debate. we've been talking a lot about in this morning, taking a lot of flack for super pac ads. but he fired back at newt gingrich. take a listen. if we're talking about super pac ads that are inaccurate, mr. speaker, you have a super pac ad -- >> and i've said -- >> that attacks me. now, just hold on. that attacks me. it's probably the biggest hoax since big foot. >> gingrich is romney's closest competitor in south carolina right now. is this kind of talk going to keep gingrich as the runner up, you think? sorry, robert, go ahead. >> okay. good morning. very frankly, that alone is not going to keep gingrich in the mix. what is keeping gingrich in the mix, however, is his tactics which you saw auto display last night of engaging in class warfare, his refers to elites against people that work, whatever that means, his attacks on capitalism, and also explo exploiting bigotry towards going after the gay and lesbian community. unfortunately that keeps him in the mix in today's republican party.
romney was the prime target at last night's debate. we've been talking a lot about in this morning, taking a lot of flack for super pac ads. but he fired back at newt gingrich. take a listen. if we're talking about super pac ads that are inaccurate, mr. speaker, you have a super pac ad -- >> and i've said -- >> that attacks me. now, just hold on. that attacks me. it's probably the biggest hoax since big foot. >> gingrich is romney's closest competitor in south carolina right...
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but some think is it a joke and they laughed at romney's response at the debate. >> everyone is focusing on self-deportation that one term and what we need to focus on is that the fact we have a broken immigration system that needs to be fixed. and the candidates are talking about how they would like to fix it. >> a lot of work needs to be done. and raul, is immigration the most important issue facing hispanics in this country? what about jobs? what about education? >> it's kind of funny, definitely, absolutely, illegal immigration resonates with us. but when you do polls the pop issues for hispanics, the issues are the same as with other americans, jobs, economy, unemployment. we have the highest dropout rates of any jobs, unemployment rate, we have a third of latinos with either a negative net worth or net worth of zero. >> what does a gop need to do to win over latino voters? >> what the gop needs to do -- first of all, i'm a democrat. there certainly are aspects of the gop platform that are appealing that latinos. latinos are very entrepreneurial. we tend to be more socially conserva
but some think is it a joke and they laughed at romney's response at the debate. >> everyone is focusing on self-deportation that one term and what we need to focus on is that the fact we have a broken immigration system that needs to be fixed. and the candidates are talking about how they would like to fix it. >> a lot of work needs to be done. and raul, is immigration the most important issue facing hispanics in this country? what about jobs? what about education? >> it's...
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the debate was the final matchup before tuesday's florida primary. mitt romney was in top form. he was quick to respond when newt gingrich tried to attack him over his money and investments. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> governor romney owns shares of freddie mac and fannie mae. >> well, mr. speaker, i know that sounds like an enormous revelation, but have you checked your own investments, because you have investments that also invested in fannie mae and freddie mac. >> right. >> and even who got off of the sinking italian cruise ship is about to get paid. [ speaking foreign language ] >> more than $14,000 to each survivor. it is a deal reached between the costa cruise line and consumer groups. everyone will get their money back for the cruise tickets and other expenses and the captain who steered the ship into some rocks is still under house arrest. >>> i am going to burn it. >> protesters set an australian flag on fire outside of parliament today. it is the second straight day that people who are angry about australia's policy towards abridgeabri aborigines made ne
the debate was the final matchup before tuesday's florida primary. mitt romney was in top form. he was quick to respond when newt gingrich tried to attack him over his money and investments. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> governor romney owns shares of freddie mac and fannie mae. >> well, mr. speaker, i know that sounds like an enormous revelation, but have you checked your own investments, because you have investments that also invested in fannie mae and freddie mac....
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what about mitt romney? he won debate number two? you think he goes in with the same game plan or what? >> i think what mitt romney has to do is more of the same. i think what he did in first debate was make himself acceptable to certain people who may have had doubts about it. i mean, you can't fire the president unless you believe that the person who is running against him would be an acceptable president. and i think mitt romney crossed that threshold if you look at the polls. he's also got one other thing he's got do, brooke, every poll you take people say that mitt romney doesn't understand their problems. or doesn't understand the problems of the middle class. and mitt romney loses to the president by two to one, three to one. this is a town hall. he has to try and make it clear to the people in that room and to the people watching that he understands what they're going through, and that he has a plan to rescue them if they feel they're in a really big rut. >> talking to, talking with, not talking at. >> exactly. exactly. >> we
what about mitt romney? he won debate number two? you think he goes in with the same game plan or what? >> i think what mitt romney has to do is more of the same. i think what he did in first debate was make himself acceptable to certain people who may have had doubts about it. i mean, you can't fire the president unless you believe that the person who is running against him would be an acceptable president. and i think mitt romney crossed that threshold if you look at the polls. he's...
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one of the things you said we really learned from this debate is romney came to play. can you expand on that a little bit? >> absolutely. he hired a new debate coach after south carolina when he stumbled through a couple debates. last night he really came prepared. he hit gingrich quickly and bounced back. when romney tried to hit him about making money on freddie mac and fannie mae, and he came back and said, guess what, you also have investments in fannie mae and freddie mac. romney really did his research and came in with an air of confidence, randi. he came in early and it set the tone for the evening. >> it sure did. another thing you said we learned was that gingrich stepped in quicksand. >> you noticed him soften there, the hardware rhetoric. this is what really sunk perry's hopes and said people who don't favor a humane immigration policy don't have a heart. look, you don't want to drift too far to the left of the conservative debates, which despite the hispanic voters in this state, most of the republicans in this republican base have a really tough stance on
one of the things you said we really learned from this debate is romney came to play. can you expand on that a little bit? >> absolutely. he hired a new debate coach after south carolina when he stumbled through a couple debates. last night he really came prepared. he hit gingrich quickly and bounced back. when romney tried to hit him about making money on freddie mac and fannie mae, and he came back and said, guess what, you also have investments in fannie mae and freddie mac. romney...
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debate edition. >> expect to see a more aggressive debater when the president and mitt romney face off again in a week and a half. for romney, the debate offered a chance to question the president's priorities. >> i thought it was a good chance for us to ask each other questions. i asked the president some of the questions i know people across america have wanted to ask him. i asked him for instance, why with 23 million americans that were looking for work and wanted a president to focus on the economy going, he instead spent his first three years fighting for obama care. >> by the way, the next moderator is cnn state of the union anchor, candy crowly. >> as paul said, it is the much anticipated vice president debate. our coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time. >>> all right, who wouldn't want to fly like an eagle? when we get back, we'll give and bird's eye view of the world. ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in
debate edition. >> expect to see a more aggressive debater when the president and mitt romney face off again in a week and a half. for romney, the debate offered a chance to question the president's priorities. >> i thought it was a good chance for us to ask each other questions. i asked the president some of the questions i know people across america have wanted to ask him. i asked him for instance, why with 23 million americans that were looking for work and wanted a president to...
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let's spend some time talking about mitt romney during the debate, binders full of women. lz, why is this a talking point for the left? >> well, first of all, it's just an offensive way to talk about half the country. talk about employees, talk about future leaders, binders full of women. and then we find out he lied again, that this scenario he painted during the debate did not happen at all. he was just trying to score points. so the reason why its such a talking point is because, one, he characterized women in such a demeaning way and then, two, he lied about it on top of it. >> okay. so, listen, i don't disagree with anything you said. i just wonder why everybody single word that comes out of someone's mouth, you say, my gosh, look what he said. when president obama said you didn't build that, the people on the left said you know what he meant. he was talking about this. if mitt romney is talking about reaching out to women and said, i asked for binders full of women or women's names or i needed -- >> they brought him binders full of women. >> why don't people understa
let's spend some time talking about mitt romney during the debate, binders full of women. lz, why is this a talking point for the left? >> well, first of all, it's just an offensive way to talk about half the country. talk about employees, talk about future leaders, binders full of women. and then we find out he lied again, that this scenario he painted during the debate did not happen at all. he was just trying to score points. so the reason why its such a talking point is because, one,...
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. >> if ann romney were the warm-up act for all the debates, i don't think people would complain. she is fantastic. >> yeah, she is. she has a great sense of humor. the other thing that's important about ann romney is a lot of people say mitt romney doesn't do a great job of connecting with his audiences, but when you see her in front of an audience, she really connects. people sort of drink up every word ann romney says. she really is in a lot of ways a secret weapon for that campaign. >> absolutely. okay, joe johns, thank you so much. speaking of debates, tune into cnn at 5:00 p.m. eastern for an encore presentation of the republican presidential debate from mesa, arizona. people love those debates. >>> you're about to get frightening close look inside the deadly battles in syria. keep watching. a freelance cameraman goes to work inside the fighting in homs. his footage shows the street battles up close and very personal. in the works package, we change the oil we change the filter... tire rotation, suspension, we make suspension checks... what we have here is the multi-point in
. >> if ann romney were the warm-up act for all the debates, i don't think people would complain. she is fantastic. >> yeah, she is. she has a great sense of humor. the other thing that's important about ann romney is a lot of people say mitt romney doesn't do a great job of connecting with his audiences, but when you see her in front of an audience, she really connects. people sort of drink up every word ann romney says. she really is in a lot of ways a secret weapon for that...
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president obama and mitt romney are about to come face to face in the first presidential debate. just four days away, both obama and romney are practicing this weekend while their campaigns are presenting each candidate as the underdog. paul is in the battleground state of new hampshire. >> hey, fred. as running mate paul ryan makes the rounds on the campaign trail both here in new hampshire and ohio, his boss mitt romney is hunkering down, getting ready for the debate on wednesday, the first presidential showdown between him and president barack obama. romney spending a lot of this weekend in debate preparation. the same thing for the president. he's off the campaign trail today, tomorrow he does go out to nevada, but he's spending a lot of this weekend, we believe, behind closed doors getting ready. meanwhile, both campaigns are playing the expectations game, trying to lower the bar for their candidates. even the candidates themselves are doing it. take a listen to mitt romney recently on the campaign trail. >> he's president of the united states, he's a very effective speaker.
president obama and mitt romney are about to come face to face in the first presidential debate. just four days away, both obama and romney are practicing this weekend while their campaigns are presenting each candidate as the underdog. paul is in the battleground state of new hampshire. >> hey, fred. as running mate paul ryan makes the rounds on the campaign trail both here in new hampshire and ohio, his boss mitt romney is hunkering down, getting ready for the debate on wednesday, the...
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romney spending a lot of this weekend in debate preparation. the same thing for the president. he's off the campaign trail today, tomorrow he does go out to nevada, but he's spending a lot of this weekend, we believe, behind closed doors getting ready. meanwhile, both campaigns are playing the expectations game, trying to lower the bar for their candidates. even the candidates themselves are doing it. take a listen to mitt romney recently on the campaign trail. >> he's president of the united states, he's a very effective speaker. >> he's a very eloquent speaker, and so i'm sure in the debates, as last time in his debates with senator mccain, he'll be very eloquent. >> it's not only mitt romney and his campaign playing the game. so is the obama campaign. >> what history tells us, that challengers normally win the first debate. just by the fact that they're standing on the stage with the president. that elevates them, and they normally come into these things as underdogs. we're coming into this debate very realistic. mitt romney is likely to win if he plays his cards right. >> m
romney spending a lot of this weekend in debate preparation. the same thing for the president. he's off the campaign trail today, tomorrow he does go out to nevada, but he's spending a lot of this weekend, we believe, behind closed doors getting ready. meanwhile, both campaigns are playing the expectations game, trying to lower the bar for their candidates. even the candidates themselves are doing it. take a listen to mitt romney recently on the campaign trail. >> he's president of the...
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registered voters, in "the washington post" poll, the abc/"washington post" poll 50 for obama, 44 for romney. so you see i think it's clear he did get a little bounce, but these things can change and there's three huge presidential debates beginning october 3rd coming up. those will be really significant. >> it's fascinating to see those numbers and how they differ. especially when you showed me the registered voters. that was a pretty remarkable difference in the abc poll. here's another thing i wanted you to weigh in on. i just spoke to two sides of the chicago teachers strike and clearly they are at logger heads even though the president of the school board seems to think that they're close. they're speaking a different language about the very same thing. so with regard to that it's not just a chicago story. you've got the mayor of chicago doing something that makes me feel on alice in wonderland he's speaking to the unions in a tough manner that does not sound at all like the former obama chief of staff. >> yeah. and gaining some praise from some republicans for doing that, as well. here
registered voters, in "the washington post" poll, the abc/"washington post" poll 50 for obama, 44 for romney. so you see i think it's clear he did get a little bounce, but these things can change and there's three huge presidential debates beginning october 3rd coming up. those will be really significant. >> it's fascinating to see those numbers and how they differ. especially when you showed me the registered voters. that was a pretty remarkable difference in the abc...
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they would love to see him in a debate but the romney campaign is constantly reminding voters, trying to release some anxieties about gingrich. is this the guy that we really want in washington. you're seeing that all over the tv air waves. >> i'm sure tom brokaw really appreciates being part of the advertising campaign there. i'm sure he doesn't. either way, florida primary, three races, the iowa caucuses, the new hampshire primary, the south carolina primary, three different races. obviously that's one of the key reasons florida is so important, right? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. i was talking to some other reporters about this. it's kind of sad to see those other states go. we were out in iowa together and those are states where these candidates can go and meet many of the voters that will actually show up on election day. in iowa there's only a couple hundred thousand voters in the caucuses. we moved into an entirely new phase of the campaign. florida is a test of organization, it's a test of if you can compete on a national level because the republican vote is so diverse. you'
they would love to see him in a debate but the romney campaign is constantly reminding voters, trying to release some anxieties about gingrich. is this the guy that we really want in washington. you're seeing that all over the tv air waves. >> i'm sure tom brokaw really appreciates being part of the advertising campaign there. i'm sure he doesn't. either way, florida primary, three races, the iowa caucuses, the new hampshire primary, the south carolina primary, three different races....
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. >>> with the second presidential debate just a few days away, mitt romney and paul ryan zero in on the key battleground state of ohio. >>> in pakistan, three more suspects are under arrest in connection with the shooting of a teen activist. >>> we begin this hour in colorado where there is a manhunt right now for the killer of a 10-year-old girl. police say they have found the body of jessica ridgeway. she was reported missing one week ago. jessica was last seen leaving for school. >> with a great deal of sorrow in my heart, i regret to inform you that the body that was found has been positively identified as jessica ridgeway, the missing girl from westminster. the family has been notified. we can't begin to comprehend the grief that they're going through. >> it's hard to imagine why someone would want to do this to such a nice little girl. >> we need to find them. >> an fbi spokesperson says they will not rest until jessica's killer is caught. meanti meantime, the community will come together for a balloon release to celebrate her life. >>> in pakistan, three more suspects under a
. >>> with the second presidential debate just a few days away, mitt romney and paul ryan zero in on the key battleground state of ohio. >>> in pakistan, three more suspects are under arrest in connection with the shooting of a teen activist. >>> we begin this hour in colorado where there is a manhunt right now for the killer of a 10-year-old girl. police say they have found the body of jessica ridgeway. she was reported missing one week ago. jessica was last seen...
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going into tonight, all of the pressure is on mitt romney at tonight's debate. >> jim, i can't wait for tonight. it's going to be fascinating with the four guys on the is taken. thank you. let's continue the conversation. we go to des moines iowa. rick santorum claiming that caucus victory, those 34 votes. now more than two weeks after the fact. i just asked jim, shan, same question to you with regard to the signatures of this win and also just the reaction. what are you hearing from the santorum campaign? >> reporter: well, let me start with the second question first. the reaction. jim just mentioned he tried to press the governor, governor romney how can you call it a tie. i asked that same question to the chairman of the iowa republican party, the headquarters is right behind me. and he says unequivocally this is not a tie. this is a clear win for rick santorum without any doubt. now, let's just talk a little bit about how we got to this point. unofficial result on caucus night, right, brooke? because all of the different precinct chairs across iowa were calling in their results. the
going into tonight, all of the pressure is on mitt romney at tonight's debate. >> jim, i can't wait for tonight. it's going to be fascinating with the four guys on the is taken. thank you. let's continue the conversation. we go to des moines iowa. rick santorum claiming that caucus victory, those 34 votes. now more than two weeks after the fact. i just asked jim, shan, same question to you with regard to the signatures of this win and also just the reaction. what are you hearing from the...
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. >> i discovered, i guess, that romney has a new debate coach, who's specialty is to say as many untrue things as fast as you can to get them all into one or two quick statements. so i thought it was kind of wild. >> here's a snapshot of romney's tax details. for 2010, he and his wife reported income topping $21 million, mostly from investments on which they paid less than 14% in federal tax. the gingriches and the obamas earned far less and paid, percentage wise, far more. tax rates are sure to come up in president obama's third state of the union speech. here's one tip-off. we're told warren buffett's secretary will be a guest of the first lady. you'll remember in calling for higher taxes on millionaires, billionaire buffett remarked that his secretary pays a higher rate than he does. in just a few moments, we'll go behind the scenes of the biggest presidential speech of the year with man who's been there time and again. michael waldman joins me in face time about six minutes from now. >>> as we speak, fans and friends of joe paterno are getting their first chance to say their final g
. >> i discovered, i guess, that romney has a new debate coach, who's specialty is to say as many untrue things as fast as you can to get them all into one or two quick statements. so i thought it was kind of wild. >> here's a snapshot of romney's tax details. for 2010, he and his wife reported income topping $21 million, mostly from investments on which they paid less than 14% in federal tax. the gingriches and the obamas earned far less and paid, percentage wise, far more. tax...